GI & Endoscopy

Hepatitis C treatments have made strides in the past few years, to the point that the disease can be almost always cured and done so with minimal side effects. Yet, these effective treatments aren't being used nearly enough, according to…

Chromoendoscopy may improve adenoma detection rate in patients with Lynch syndrome, according to a Medscape report.

In today's medical economic environment, many gastroenterologists are attracted to the seeming "comfort" of a large group practice.

William Carey, MD, is the senior hepatologist in the department of gastroenterology at Cleveland Clinic and he also serves as the director for Cleveland Clinic's Center for Continuing Medical Education. He is the former director of the Hepatology (Liver) Center.…

As of 2010, 87.1 percent of active gastroenterologists were male, according to AAMC 2012 Physician Specialty Data Book. Though the specialty is male-dominated, a number of female physicians hold leadership roles. For example, here 19 female gastroenterologists who lead GI…

There may be a genetic reason that some people have the tendency to put on weight, according to findings from the largest genome wide study, published in Nature.

A recent study found that colorectal cancer is on the rise in patients below the age of 50. William Katkov, MD, a gastroenterologist with Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., explains how gastroenterologists can respond to this…

Research published in the United European Gastroenterology Journal suggests that Cellvizio, a probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy system from Mauna Kea Technologies, can improve the diagnosis and management of a number of GI conditions, according to an IBD News Today report.

Gastroenterologist Robert Millan Dy, DO, has joined Maui Memorial Medical Center in Wailuku, Hawaii, according to a Maui News report.

The American Board of Internal Medicine is making a number of changes to its Maintenance of Certification program, according to an ABIM report.